Whole Health Blog

Gratitude is more than a positive mindset — it can gently shift how your mind and body experience pain. By focusing on what’s going well, even in small moments, your nervous system relaxes, stress eases, and your body becomes more open to healing. This simple daily practice can help you feel more grounded, hopeful, and supported as you navigate your pain-healing journey.

Here’s a strange story: One day two summers ago, I woke up because my arms — both of them — hurt. Not the way they do when you’ve slept in a funny position, but as if the tendons in my forearms and hands were moving through mud.